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Show 1 he Newspaper i tian , jjune 5, iVj1 Resort Donation Will Help Wireless Make Air Date OWNER DESPERATE J With the help of a "very substantial" donation from the Park City Ski Corpora-, tion, Park City's community radio station (KPCW) is very close to haying the money necessary to sign the non-commercial station on the air. Monday, at the station's studios in the Memorial Building, Nick Badami, President of Alpine Meadows Mea-dows Corp. (parent company of the Park City Ski Corp.), presented the cash donation to Wireless, stating: "We feel the radio station is a good thing for Park City and we want to be part of it." Accepting the donation for the non-profit station was Development Director Pat Heltman, who said the funds would be used to purchase monitoring equipment and test gear, tubes for the transmitter and equipment for the station's production room. "The ski corporation's generous donation will enable en-able us to meet our July 2nd deadline for putting the station on the air," stated Heltman, who also noted the ski company had helped the station in the past by donating ski passes for door prizes at two previous fundraisers. fund-raisers. "Craig Badami and the resort have been verv sup- portive of the station project sinr'p its inrpntion nvpr a year ago . . . they are to be J Why Spend Another Summer in a Match Box? commended lor their sup port of a project that will benefit all segments of the community," he said. Heltman went on to state that the station is now in the final stages of blocking out programming and training volunteers. "We still have some openings open-ings for disc-jockeys and CHEAP RENT WAY BELOW NORMAL ROOMMATES WANTED OR YOU RENT COMPLETE CONDO Enjoy life in a little condo next to stream, newspeople," he said, noting J treeS( tennis courts, pool, sauna and jacuzzi those interested should con- tact Program Director Dan Wilcox at 649-9004, or drop by p , Qhprri the station's studios at thtv J A aUl oneiTl Memorial Building during 487-0721 649-7600 - J j ' business hours. PIS Sri l If 5 f v -y t - - I Free Day on Alpine Slide The weather's been terrible, and spirits are low in Park City. Summer seems a distant memory, with the chill air more reminiscent of fall than spring. Day-dreamers Day-dreamers are turning their thoughts to gliding down the mountainside, the wind in their hair, and the sun on their face. Next week, you can do just that, and free on the Alpine Slide. On Monday from noon to 10 p.m., the Alpine Slide folks are offering the town a "Park City, we love ya" day, where daredevils or Sunday drivers can take to the Pay Day run and race from top to bottom all day free. "Usually we have a free day at the end of the season," said Slide manager Pokey Richardson. "But this year, we want to start things off right, and offer the town a day on the slide free right in the beginning." Alpine Slide enthusiasts will be donning knee pads and elbow protection for some fierce competition, while less intense riders will just be gearing up for a zigzag zig-zag ride that will take them through S turns and over two stomach-dropping jumps. If the weather is right, there will he live mnio anrt the Slide top barbeque will be open. If, as in the past weeks, the weather is uncooperative, un-cooperative, Richardson assured the free day would be postponed, rather than cancelled. The Slide now is officially open for the season, and regular hours will be Monday Mon-day through Thursday from noon to 10 p.m., Friday from noon to 11 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $3.50 each, so take the opportunity next Monday, June 9, to get some turns in free. MaipkeitpHaie Lion's Return Home Satisfied By David Hampshire They roared into town Thursday, prowled around Park City for days, then hightailed it Sunday, returning to their dens with a contented con-tented purrrrrrr. It was, of course, the annual convention of the Utah State Lions Clubs. Between 950 and 1,000 of the furry critters were here last week for the biggest convention Park City has seen. Well, how did it go? It was with this question in mind that The Newspaper approached Darwin Ashment of the Taylorsville Lions Club, the general chairman of the just-completed state convention. conven-tion. "We felt real good about the convention," Ashment said. "It went off pretty good, , really. All in all, Park City is a great convention conven-tion city. It's got a lot to offer." According to Ashment, the key to the convention's con-vention's success was the Park City High School. It was the only building big enough to house the general sessions (which everybody attended) and the evening banquets. "If we hadn't had access to the high school, we wouldn't have been there," he said. "Dr. (Richard) Goodworth was good enough to let us use the facilities." For Park City to host large conventions on a regular basis, Ashment believes it would need a larger banquet facility and an auditorium with similar capacity. "Prospector Square has one, but it's not really large enough to accommodate ac-commodate a convention of this magnitude." He said the staff of the Park City Convention Conven-tion and Visitors Bureau were extremely cooperative. "Debbie Travis and Kim Anderson Ander-son are worth their weight in gold." To help keep costs down, most of the meals either were catered or were provided by the Lions themselves. This caused some con fusion among local restauranteurs, who were not quite sure how much of an onslaught to expect. Ashment was asked if the restaurants could have been notified in advance which meals were being provided and which the Lions were left to hunt for themsleves. "That information was in the hands of the Chamber of Commerce well in advance of the convention," he pointed out. He said Park City merchants, in general, proved to be anticipating the conventioneers. "I think the Lions found they were very receptive." Many of the merchants bought ads in the convention program. What were the Main Park City attractions for the Lions? Ashmenf said the Main Street shopping district was a big attraction. The Lions also were intrigued by the Coalition Building, and by the Park City cemetery. "And there were a lot of people who rode the Alpine Slide." Transportation never proved to be a problem for the Lions, Ashment said. Most people brought their own cars. There also were a number of comments about how easy it was to walk around Park City. "Jan Sylvester was very cooperative to juggle the bus schedules around," he said, "but we didn't have very many people ride them." Other than the lodging owners, Park City businessmen did not seem to have been overwhelmed over-whelmed by the business from the Lions Convention. Con-vention. The visitors brought much of their own food and generally avoided imbibing at the local watering holes. But the city has shown it has the ability to handle a group larger than three or four hundred, hun-dred, at least in the summer months, without bursting at the seams. Legal Notice The Board of Adjustment has been asked to meet to consider a variance of the parking requirement in the Historic Residential and Historic Residential Medium Medi-um Density Districts of the Park City Land Management Manage-ment Code. PERSONAL INVESTMENT, INC. The applicant owns lots 10,11. 12, 32, 33,34, 35, 36, 37 or Block 5. Lots 10, 11 and 12 are currently occupied by the existing Washington School between Park and Woodside Avenues in the vicinity of Sixth Street. The applicant asks that since the proposed project provides pro-vides parking for the existing exist-ing Washington School which has no off-street parking and that since the site is very steep, that a reduction from 17 to 15 parking stalls be permitted. permit-ted. The Board of Adjustment Adjust-ment has, therefore, been asked to consider the variance request. The request comes under the authority of the Board as described in 10-9-12 and 10-9-14 of the Utah Code Annotated, 1953, and also as described in Chapter XIII of the Park City Land Management Code. The request will be considered con-sidered by the Board of Adjustment on Tuesday June 24, 1,980, at 7 p.m. in the Planning Office in the basement of the Memorial Building. Published in The Newspaper News-paper June 5, 12 and 19. Shangri - La Ent. specializing in Window Washing, Janitorial, Maintenance & Repair Services Low Prices, Reliable Work, Free Kslimates CALL BOB & MICHELLE 649-6887 Open witfe and say'Afahhf n " Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner Sunday Thursday, 7 a.m. 10 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 7 a.m. 11 p.m. . Bagel Nosh caters the eat hearty party Bagel Bakery, Delicatessen, Restaurant and More , 592 Main St. 649-6674 Lions Stalk City Over the Weekend It looked like a cross between a political convention conven-tion and a giant birthday party. "Ogden in 81" declared a huge banner posted on the wall of the Park City High School multipurpose room. "Nuff Said," Vote Beck-stead," Beck-stead," exhorted hundreds of brightly-colored balloons. Supporters of Jim Rent-meister Rent-meister for district governor paraded up and down the aisle, throwing handfuls of candy into the crowd as cowbells and bicycles announced an-nounced their support. About five women from Morgan promoted their candidate with a little song and dance routine. "It reminds me of a cheerleader tryout in high school," said the man at the microphone. The scene was the first general session of the annual Utah State Lions Convention being held in Park City. About 900 men and women gathered here last week to elect governors for each of Utah's four districts, to conduct general state business, busi-ness, to choose a site for next year's convention and to have a good time doing it all. The four-day program includes in-cludes everything from speeches to flapjack contests. con-tests. The convention began Thursday and ended Sunday. ' According to Council Chairman Chair-man Daryl Shumway, the Lions also are planning their humanitarian projects for the coming year. The state organization sponsors a mobile mo-bile medical screening van, which travels throughout Utah, and an eyebank at the University of Utah Medical Center. Shumway said each district and local club also has its own projects to benefit the handicapped. The delegates to the convention con-vention represent more than 43,600 members statewide. Shumway said this is the first time in Park City for many of the conventioners and the lack of familiarity has caused some confusion. "With that exception, I think it's been an excellent convention," con-vention," he said. The Lions' special guest this year was Paul S. Bassford, Springfield, Ore., director of the International Association of Lions Clubs. 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